Kobee Lapp earned gold at the area track meet in Dublin on Monday in the triple jump with a distance of 42 feet six inches, outdistancing both his nearest rival at area by over a foot, and his own winning jump at district by almost three feet to advance to regional competition.

Lapp also qualified for the regional meet in high jump and long jump, taking the fourth place medal in each of those field events.

Johnnie Hise took bronze in the 800 meter run to earn a spot of her own at the upcoming Region 3 meet.

Several Moran tracksters, including members of three relay teams, and triple jump gold medalist Kobee Lapp qualified for the 1-A area track meet at the District 20-A meet in Dublin last Wednesday in spite of the blustery weather.

Lapp advanced in the triple jump, high jump, long jump, 4x200 relay, and 4x400 relay.

Also advancing on the boys 4x200 relay team are Jonas Cadena, Harley Schafer, and Braden Crow.

Team members on the 4x400 relay at area will be Harley Schafer, Crow, Arren Hawley, and Lapp.

A total of 20 Albany tracksters qualified for the area meet in 18 events, helping the boys place second and the girls third at the District 8-2A Track and Field Meet held last Thursday here in Albany.

The top four places in each district event moved on to the area meet held yesterday in Mertzon. Results of the meet were not available at press time, but the top four winners from that meet advance to the Region I-2A Track Meet on April 26-27 at South Plains College in Levelland.

The Lion baseball team was edged out by a walk-off run on an error last Friday to drop their second district game against Haskell.

Albany was on the road Tuesday in Hamlin, bringing back a 15-0 win against the 1A Pipers.

The team will be off on Friday, but the annual fundraiser including a hamburger supper and long ball batting fundraiser will start at 6:00 p.m. with all proceeds benefiting the baseball program.

Members of the team are selling tickets for the hamburger supper, as well as gathering pledges for the batting competition.

The Lady Lion softball team split games last week against a couple of the 1A members of the district, as the second round of league action got started.

Albany traveled to Stamford on Tuesday, bringing back a 7-0 loss. Details of the game were not available at press time but will be reported next week.

The local team will host Haskell on Friday at 5:00 p.m. and will also be at home on Tuesday, April 16 to host the Hawley Lady Bearcats at 5:00 p.m.

The Lady Lions lost to Eula, 18-6, on April 2, falling behind early and never recovering.

Five Albany High School athletes will be competing in the regional tennis tournament next Wednesday, April 17 at Odessa College in Odessa.

District girls singles champion Sarah Beth Cotter, along with two second place doubles teams, will leave for Odessa next Tuesday, with games starting Wednesday morning. 

Cotter, a freshman, finished with the top spot after a first round bye and two subsequent perfect matches.

By Donnie A. Lucas

The seventh grade boys track teams captured the district championship last Saturday in Roscoe, with the eighth grade boys finishing in second. The two girls teams both took third place.

“The boys capped the season with some of their best performances of the year,” boys coach Ryder Peacock said. “Overall, I was very proud of their efforts. The seventh grade came out of nowhere to win the meet, and the eighth grade mile relay ran an impressive race under four minutes for second place.”

Local tracksters continued to improve times and distances last week at the local meet in preparation for the District 8-2A meet set for Thursday (today).

Albany is hosting the district meet. Field events are slated to begin with running preliminaries at 8:30 a.m. , followed by field events starting at 12:00 noon. Running finals are scheduled at 5:00 p.m., with the top four places advancing to the area meet.

District teams that will be competing at the meet include Albany, Cross Plains, Haskell, Hawley, Roscoe Collegiate, and Stamford.

The Lion baseball team dropped the first district battle last Friday to Hawley, 3-2, waiting until the last at-bat to score.

Albany hosted the Eula Pirates Tuesday, winning 15-2 to improve to 4-1 in District 8-2A.

The Lions will be on the road Friday in Haskell, followed by a game in Hamlin next Tuesday, April 9. Both games are slated to start at 5:00 p.m.

Albany opened last week with a 16-6 win over the visiting Baird Bears.

The Lady Lions dropped two straight games last week, falling to 1-3 in district competition.

The team hosts a rematch with Baird on Friday at 5:00 p.m. and will travel to Stamford next Tuesday, April 9, also with a 5:00 p.m. start.

Albany hosted Eula on Tuesday, falling 18-6 to the Lady Pirates. Details will be reported next week.

The Lady Lions lost a run-away game in Haskell on March 26, allowing the Maidens to jump out to an 8-0 lead in the first and continue to a 18-0 win.